by Daniel | Apr 7, 2020 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Pandemic, Storytelling
The world looks far different today than what most people could have imagined just two months ago. The normally crowded Red Square at the local university sits vacant. The spread of the pandemic, the extent of the lockdowns, and the enormity of the economic...
by Daniel | Mar 25, 2020 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Education, Pandemic, Parenting
The world is eerily quiet. Car traffic, jet travel, institutions of all types, and commerce in general are all in uncharacteristic repose. Much of the machinery of the world has ground to a halt, while our medical systems are in overdrive. For those...
by Daniel | Oct 20, 2019 | Civil Society, Democracy, Perception, Technology
For years the transgressions have been piling up. Privacy breaches. Data mining exposés. Obvious violations of trust. Denial used as a battle weapon. Hollow apologies. Despite all this, most Facebook users have...
by Daniel | Aug 12, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Technology
The author, right, with his brother Pete I just got off an airplane from a trip back east to visit family. I’ve made this trip nearly every summer of my life, which pretty much defines it as a tradition. It’s a wonderful recurrence of love, connection...
by Daniel | May 19, 2019 | Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
Absent development, the Yintah represents some of the world’s most beautiful land. Sometimes, out of the vast swamp of issues that vie for our attention, something rises up and calls us to immediate action. A travesty taking place right now in the...